CIRCLE WAVE
circle wave
CONTENTS
Introduction Precedent Study Site & Mappings Design Models
The proposed design is a multi-functional architectural complex, consisting of a subterranean auditorium, an underground gallery and an open-view public space. The design tries to respond to Utzon’s concept of ‘Living Architecture’ and is enlightened by Utzon’s Silkeborg museum project. Utzon proposes the vital understanding of the relationship between architecture and landscape. According to him, ‘Instead of architecture being separated from landscape, it should itself be a form of landscape.’1 The site sits at a vivid area of the city highlights, where a robust civic context meets a tranquil natural environment. As a transition and bond, a performing art venue may play a role of bridging the urban and nature. The proposed design aims to be in accordance with the existing landscape and natural environment of the site and to contribute to the existing transitional experience for the public to circulate freely from one side to the other. Meanwhile, in order to introduce a functional performing venue while respecting the surrounding heritage, minimal landscape alteration on ground surface is principal to the overall design. It intends to follow the existing trajectory. On the ground level, scattered sculptural building elements are designed to allow spacious visual continuity and to attract people into a forced circulation from one side to the other. In the case of Silkeborg museum, spaces were designed thoughtfully based on human scale and were formed using various composition of circles and straight lines to meet different spatial needs and to provide a fluid experience while exploration through spaces. As an inspiration, the proposed design adopts circle as the fundamental geometry to explore and develop the potential and possibility of diverse functional spaces. Composition of circles in relation to human scale are employed saliently in the design to enhance fluidity and variation, which aims to bring non-stop novel experience to visitors.
1. Drew, Philip. “The Wandering Architect: Utzon Unlocked.” ArchitectureAU.
INTRODUCTION
In 1953, the founder of the CoBrA group, Asger Jorn, donated their works to an existing small museum in the town of Silkeborg. And a new museum was scheduled to be built. Utzon, the architect, decided that the new one would not be a salient one on the site, but even a “buried” one with the intention of not interfering the existing environment. According to Utzon on the project report, “the museum has a formal structure or cave oven, which gives the space a sense of involvement, using continuous forms, with the intention of creating a space that highlights the artistic pieces (paintings, sculptures, ceramics)”2
Fig1 Silkeborg Museum: playful sketch made in salt on an office table after the design was finalized
2. Mosquera, Jorge. “Museum of Silkeborg. Jørn Utzon.” CPPA Blog.
PRECEDENT STUDY Silkeborg Museum
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Ground Level
Below Ground Level
Bottom Level
Circulation & Perspective
Main Entrance
Display Chamber Set 1
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SITE & MAPPINGS 5010 Hospital Rd.
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12 min.
500 m
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Wandering through Sydney CBD, where the past and the present co-exist harmoniously, one can find himself surrounded by various performance spaces and exhibition venues scattering across streets, laneways, squares and parks.
6 min.
12 min.
500 m
1 km
The site sits at a vivid area of the city highlights, where a robust civic context meets a tranquil natural environment. As a transition and bond, a performing art venue may play a role of bridging the urban and nature.
URBAN
NATURE
The site sits in between the city and the Domain. Regarding the prevailing site character, the new design intends to follow the existing trajectory.
URBAN
The proposed design aims to be in accordance with the site, to contribute to the existing transitional experience for the public to circulate freely from one side to the other.
NATURE
The proposed design intends to generously embrace the visitor flow from the park. Through dense trees in the park towards the site, four possible exploration routes are calculated and designed.
There are three major hot zones for the public to gather in the park. A ramp extending to the most heated spot can be taken into consideration for inviting people to the main theatre space on the site. An amphitheatre can also be considered for outdoor public performances.
Although the site is majorly hidden from the dense vegetation on the Domain, it is still visible under the wide tree canopies when one walks close to the site. In this case, low-height architectural elements can be considered for attracting visual interest.
Through further analysis, the main convergence spot of visions is finally located. Main entrance space can be located at certain area.
DESIGN
Architectural Programs • Interior or Exterior Theatre / Performance Space(s) • Exhibition / Event Space • Entrance Space • Cafe • Bar • Kitchen • Bookshop • 4 Offices • Staff lunch /meeting room • Toilets • Storage
Min. 1000 m2 (total capacity of 200) Min. 160 m2 Min. 80 m2 Min. 80 m2 Min. 80 m2 Min. 25 m2 Min. 50 m2 Min. 72 m2 Min. 30 m2 Min. 60 m2 Min. 50 m2
Utzon' Underground Design3 Utzon rejected Asger Jorn’s idea of rising to capture the view , explaining that a tall building would be ‘like a bull in a china shop’ and overpower the garden and the museum. Instead, he proposed burying most of the extension three storeys underground.
Fig2 Silkeborg Museum: sections & elvations
3. Weston, Richard. “Influence without Anxiety: Jørn Utzon, Silkeborg Museum and Le Corbusier.” Architectural Research Quarterly 4, no. 2 (2000). p6
Programmatic Schema
Public & Main TheatreSPACE & Gallery MAIN Domian THEATRE & PUBLIC & GALLERY
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Storage & Staff & Toilets STORAGE & STAFF & TOILET 100 STORAGE
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Underground Plan UNDERGROUND PLAN
Subterranean Plan SUBTERRANEAN PLAN
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Ground Plan GROUND PLAN
ROOFTOP PUBLIC PERFORMANCE SPACE
STAFFCHAMBER MUSIC THEATRE STAFF EXHIBITION SPACE
The Design has a three-level programmatic arrangement with an open-view public space on ground surface, a subterranean auditorium and an underground gallery. Ancillary programs are located next to major programs with adequate circualtion in between.
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BAR TOILETS FOYER TOILETS EXHIBITION SPACE
Geometric Schema & Architectural Outcomes
Geometric Configuration
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CAFE & BOOKSHOP ON DOMAIN
CAFE & BOOKSHOP ON DOMAIN
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Geometric Configuration
Detail Model of Cafe & Bookshop Entry
In order to introduce a functional performing venue while keeping the existing character of the site as a transition point between the robust CBD and the tranquil Domain and respecting the surrounding heritage buildings, minimal landscape alteration on ground surface is principal to the overall design. On the ground level, scattered sculptural building elements are designed to allow spacious visual continuity and to attract people into a forced circulation from one side to the other.
Ground Level Isometric View Scale 1:200
Composition of circles in relation to human scale are employed saliently in the design to enhance fluidity and variation, which aims to bring non-stop novel experiences to visitors while they are exploring the spaces.
Subterranean &Underground Isometric View Scale 1:200
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TEATRE SEATING LAYOUT
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TEATRE ACOUSTIC DESIGN Theatre Acoustic Design
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Subterranean Plan
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The bar and foyer area receives natural sunlight from the skylight above. It’s an entrance of inviting atomosphere where streamline architectural elements take the public into the subterranean theatre space voluntarily. One can enjoy the refreshment and engage with all the visitors and performers in an entertaining and spacious environment.
One can experience a gentle shift from the natural surroudings to a classical theatre setting by following a designed curvilinear path. Soft light piercing through dense tree canopies becomes the backdrop of main theatre entry space.
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Inspired by previous variation from Utzon study, flexible display system is designed to create various spatial qualities by different composition of circular structures
The gallery space receives a flood of light from the lightwell along the curvy wall to provide soft lighting for artworks below. Composition of cylindrical display rooms can be altered by sliding on rails installed on the ground for different scales and needs of exhibition, thus creating playful and novel gallery visiting experience.
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MODELS
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REFERENCE LIST
Drew, Philip. “The Wandering Architect: Utzon Unlocked.” ArchitectureAU. Accessed November 10, 2019. https://architectureau.com/articles/the-wandering-architect-utzon-unlocked/. Mosquera, Jorge. “Museum of Silkeborg. Jørn Utzon.” CPPA Blog. Accessed November 18, 2019. http://www.garciabarba. com/cppa/museo-de-silkeborg-jorn-utzon/?lang=en. Weston, Richard. “Influence without Anxiety: Jørn Utzon, Silkeborg Museum and Le Corbusier.” Architectural Research Quarterly 4, no. 2 (2000): 106–22. doi:10.1017/S1359135500002566.